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Brandeis University Library & Technology Services is dedicated to providing access and services to all members of the Brandeis community. If you have questions or suggestions about any of our services to people with disabilities, please contact Adam Lipkin at 781-736-4795 or email alipkin@brandeis.edu.
The Goldfarb Main Library and the Gerstenzang Science Library are wheelchair accessible from the front entrances of both libraries. Elevators in the Main and Science libraries are accessible. Ask for the key to the Science Library's front elevator at the Science Information & Borrowing Desk. Restrooms on Level 1 (main floor) of the Main Library are wheelchair accessible. Restrooms in the Gerstenzang lobby just outside the entrance to the Science Library are wheelchair accessible. Water fountains in the Main and Science Libraries are wheelchair accessible.
There are parking spaces marked for handicapped use next to Pearlman and in the service lot between Usdan and Brown for getting to the Main Library. There are parking spaces marked for handicapped use in the K-lot near the side entrance of the Gerstenzang building. See campus map.
Proxy Library Service - Proxy service is available to patrons with disabilities. This service allows patrons to designate another person as their "proxy" who could then check out books on their behalf. Please contact the Main Library Information & Borrowing desk for more information at circulation@brandeis.edu or 781-736-4624.
Reference Services - Reference librarians are available at the Main Library Research Help Desk and by email. Reference librarians can assist with any questions you have about using the library or conducting library research.
Access to Library Stacks/Book Retrieval Service - Many of the Main Library stacks are not wheelchair accessible. [The aisles to Science Library stacks may accommodate wheelchairs.] LTS staff are available to retrieve books from the stacks when needed. At certain times there may be a short wait for book retrieval, based on staff availability.
Other Services - Ask at the Information & Borrowing Desk about Locker, Carrel, Book Cart Availability and Photocopying Service for patrons with disabilities; and Portable Desk Lamps that are available for borrowing.
Books on tape, in large print, or in Braille are available through the library. The library uses the services of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, the Perkins School Library, and other organizations to borrow books in different formats.
Not all books that are required for classes at Brandeis are available in these formats. Often orders take several weeks to process. Please contact faculty members prior to the beginning of a semester to get a copy of the reading list.
Send the list of books you need to Adam Lipkin (alipkin@brandeis.edu).
Large screen computers with screen-enlarging software are available on the first floor of both libraries. A print enlarger is also available in the Information Commons of the Main Library. TTY/TTD machines are available behind the InfoPoint service desk in the Main Library, and next to the Information Desk in the Science Library.
The Adaptive Technology Room in the Farber building of the Main Library offers:
To access the room and equipment, contact Adam Lipkin at 781-736-4795, alipkin@brandeis.edu. If Adam is unavailable, please contact 781-736-LTTE.
| Coordinator, Services for People with Disabilities | |
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Adam Lipkin |
781-736-4795 |
| Main Library | |
| Information & Borrowing Desk | 781-736-LOAN circulation@brandeis.edu |
| Reference |
781-736-INFO ResearchHelp@rt.brandeis.edu |
Brandeis University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
The following people are designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:
Beth Rodgers-Kay, Coordinator of Disability Services, Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and First Year Services
